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In the Washington Commanders' 10 training camp practices so far, quarterback Carson Wentz has been consistently uneven, sometimes throwing incredible darts and other times inexplicable ducks. He has hit hard throws deep and missed easy ones short and they've occasionally come close enough together to prompt the question: How? "[His accuracy] is a lot better than you give him credit for, just because of the way things happen in practice," Coach Ron Rivera said Saturday night after the team's workout at FedEx Field. "There's a lot of little nuances that we see and that we look at and get to review. There are some inaccuracies, but it's nothing that we are overly concerned about." The problem, Rivera argued, is circumstantial. Wentz is still adjusting to a new scheme with new terminology and new progressions, as well as a fast group of receivers who resemble "a 4x100 track team." Give him enough reps, Rivera said, and the offense will be good. For now, though, even die-hard fans … [Read more...] about Carson Wentz’s training camp performance has been consistently inconsistent

Listen to this article The three-time MotoGP race winner will join KTM next year at its factory squad after signing a two-year deal to join the Austrian manufacturer, partnering Brad Binder . Miller has been a mainstay of Ducati’s line-up since 2018, first at Pramac and then its factory squad, and has been a key asset in its development drive – the Australian being the first to trial the marque’s various ride height devices. At the British Grand Prix on Saturday, Miller – who qualified third - trialled the ‘Stegosaurus’ wing configuration on the rear tail unit of his GP22, which made its debut on the Gresini Ducati of Enea Bastianini and Pramac bike of Jorge Martin . This is despite Miller leaving for rival marque KTM at the end of the year, though the Australian says Ducati has been “100% honest” with him in what its plans are since he made the decision on his future. “I mean, at the end of the day they were straight up with me,” he said when asked by … [Read more...] about KTM-bound Miller appreciates Ducati’s “unusual” MotoGP update plan

Lando Norris knows Formula 1 will lose one of its most vocal characters in Sebastian Vettel, but younger drivers cannot be forced to step up. Vettel in recent years has stepped up the use of his platform to speak out on environmental and social concerns, often applying pressure to Formula 1 to reduce its carbon footprint and highlighting various nation-specific environmental issues which he perceives. At the end of 2022 though, Vettel will retire from Formula 1 , which of course leaves a hole to fill in more ways that just the spot on the grid. But Norris says that the younger drivers, like himself, must not be forced to take over the baton from Vettel. He used the 2013 Malaysian Grand Prix as an example to support his view, where the infamous ‘Multi 21’ drama occurred as Vettel ignored Red Bull’s team orders and overtook Mark Webber , going on to claim the win. Norris believes that the Vettel of now, no longer focused solely on championship success, would probably not … [Read more...] about Lando Norris says young drivers can not be pressured to fill Sebastian Vettel void

Listen to this article O’Ward, who remains firmly in the title hunt with four rounds to go, qualified fifth in the Arrow McLaren SP-Chevrolet for tomorrow’s race, but said he found the slow sections of the track “horrible” due to the lack of ventilation in his cockpit. Asked to confirm what he said on the NBC Peacock broadcast during morning practice – that AMSP doesn’t yet have the facility to run a cool-suit system – the 23-year-old Mexican ace replied: “Yeah, we don't have them. It's horrible in the car. It's unbearable. “Like, I think this is probably going to be the worst race. I cannot explain how horrendous it is inside of the car. “Like, tomorrow they'll probably mandate the roof scoops [mounted on top of the aeroscreen]. But, yeah, every braking zone, I'm having to clear my sweat because there's no ventilation in the car. “Every braking zone, even with me trying to clear it out, I'm still like splatting sweat all over my visor. It's horrible.” Commenting on … [Read more...] about O’Ward says IndyCar cockpits “unbearable” in Nashville heat

Listen to this article The three-time Supercars champion came into the weekend 81 points behind teammate and points leader Will Power, but says that with four rounds remaining – with over 200 points on offer – he still has a chance of overhauling the six drivers ahead of him in the points race. “Yeah, the belief is there, absolutely,” said the 29-year-old New Zealander. “I've said it all along, I feel like a little bit of an underdog in this. There's no reason why we can't go on a run. “These are four tracks that I really enjoy [coming up],” he said with reference to his 2021 performances. “Gateway we ran fourth. Portland I outqualified my teammates. Feel like our cars are quicker there this year. No reason why we can't be fast there again. “Laguna, I love that track. I just made a mess of qualifying – as I did all last year! So, really excited for this final run. “Anything can happen. It's IndyCar. We have a solid week, focus on ourselves, who knows what will happen? … [Read more...] about McLaughlin remains convinced he can win 2022 IndyCar title

Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas has shed some light on his infamous “to whom it may concern” radio message after winning the 2018 Australian GP. Bottas crossed the line to win the season opener in Melbourne in 2019, with the Finn getting on the radio to say “to whom it may concern, f**k you”. Having responded to his critics in fine fashion after spending most of 2017 in the doldrums as teammate Lewis Hamilton romped to his fourth Drivers’ Championship, Bottas always remained coy about who the message was aimed at. Now with the benefit of a few years passing, Bottas was asked about the message again as the Finn revealed that he had been in a dark place over the winter break between the 2017 and ’18 seasons – so much so, that he felt he had lost the love of F1. “No, not someone particularly,” Bottas told the Motor Sport Magazine podcast as he was asked who the message was aimed at. “It was more like, because I got a lot of criticism throughout the last part of ’18 [like] … [Read more...] about Bottas reveals meaning of ‘to whom it may concern’ radio message

Toto Wolff has conceded that Mercedes are “a few months” behind Red Bull and Ferrari after their troubling start to the season. Having gone from World Champions to midfield battlers, Wolff has been looking back on one of the more difficult seasons of his career in F1. They have been one of the biggest disappointments of the season so far having failed to win a race in 2022. The team do appear to have turned a corner having solved their porpoising issues and finishing the last two races before the summer break P2 and P3. Winning either Championship looks off the table at this point but they are within a realistic chance of pipping Ferrari to P2 in the Constructors’. Wolff said it was Mercedes ‘ form on the Saturday that has been the most troubling. “The start of the season wasn’t really any good,” Wolff said. “And there is no other way of describing it. Because if you win the Championship in December then four months on, you’re not competing with the guys in the front. … [Read more...] about Mercedes ‘missing a few months’ in development race with Red Bull and Ferrari